อวดตัว
ùuat-dtuuaMeaning
1VerbB1
[to] show off; boast about oneself
To show off or boast about one's own abilities, achievements, or importance, presenting oneself as better than others.
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillชอบchɔ̂ɔpชอบchɔ̂ɔp1[to] like; be fond of2tend to; usually3be proper; be fitting (formal)อวดตัวùuat-dtuuaอวดตัวùuat-dtuua[to] show off; boast about oneselfว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell2that (clause marker)3[to] think; consider; deem4[to] scold; reproach; criticizeเก่งgèngเก่งgèng1skilled; good at2smart; quick-witted3[to] be good at; excelกว่าgwàaกว่าgwàa1than (comparative marker)2more than; overเพื่อนpʉ̂ʉanเพื่อนpʉ̂ʉan1friend2classmate; colleague (peer)3companion; fellow
He likes to boast that he is better than his friends.
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เธอterเล่าถึงlâo tĕungรางวัลraang-wanที่têeได้dâiเพื่อpêuuaอวดตัวùuat dtuuaจนjonเพื่อนpêuuanๆ-เริ่มrêrmเบื่อbèuua
She talked about the awards she had won to show off, until her friends started getting bored.
ถึงtʉ̌ngเขาkǎoจะjàทำงานtam-ngaanเก่งgèngแต่dtɛ̀ɛก็gɔ̂ไม่เคยmâi-kəəiอวดตัวùuat-dtuuaว่าwâaดีกว่าdii-gwàaใครkrai
Although he is good at his job, he never boasts about being better than anyone else.
แม้mɛ́ɛเขาkǎoจะjàบอกว่าbɔ̀ɔk-wâaแค่kɛ̂ɛเล่าlâoประสบการณ์bprà-sòp-gaanแต่dtɛ̀ɛการย้ำgaan-yámว่าwâaตัวเองdtuua-eengเก่งgèngกว่าgwàaทุกคนtúk-konก็gɔ̂ฟังดูเหมือนfang-duu-mʉ̌ʉanกำลังgam-langอวดตัวùuat-dtuua
Although he says he is just sharing his experiences, his repeated claims that he is better than everyone else sound like boasting.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableEnds in -ด, a stop, so it is dead.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Low tone
ùuat
Starts low and stays low, easing slightly down.
Mid class + No tone mark + Dead syllable → Low
Tone chart
Every class and spelling pattern, with this syllable outlined.
| Mid class | High class | Low class | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No mark + live | Mid | Rising | Mid |
| No mark + dead short | Low | Low | High |
| No mark + dead long | Low | Low | Falling |
| Mai ek | Low | Low | Falling |
| Mai tho | Falling | Falling | High |
| Mai tri | High | — | — |
| Mai chattawa | Rising | — | — |
Word Breakdown
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ตัวdtuuaตัวdtuua1body; self; person (colloq.)2classifier: animals, garments, furniture, certain items; people (informal)3character; figurebody; self; person (colloq.)Part 2
อวดตัวùuat-dtuuaอวดตัวùuat-dtuua[to] show off; boast about oneself[to] show off; boast about oneselfWord